Law of Triviality/Writing Effective Emails/Time Saving Tips

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Law of Triviality/Writing Effective Emails/Time Saving Tips

The NagerBazar Newsletter where I share something useful, something productive and something entertaining.

Dear all

Let's imagine that a company is holding a meeting to discuss a new project proposal. The project is complex and involves multiple departments, technologies, and stakeholders. However, during the presentation, the participants spend most of their time discussing what to order in snacks for the refreshments, what should be the logo etc etc.

The Law of Triviality, also known as Parkinson's Law of Triviality, is an observation that people tend to spend more time and energy discussing and debating relatively minor issues, while ignoring more complex or important ones. This can happen because trivial issues are easier to understand and debate, and everyone feels qualified to have an opinion on them. Here are seven examples to illustrate the Law of Triviality:

In a meeting to discuss a new office building, the majority of time is spent debating the color of the carpets, rather than the design or safety features of the building.

During a political campaign, voters spend more time discussing a candidate's hairstyle or clothing choices, rather than their policies or experience.

In a software development project, the team spends a significant amount of time debating the name of a variable, rather than the overall architecture or functionality of the code.

In a company's budget meeting, most of the discussion is focused on smaller expenses like office supplies, rather than major investments or business strategy.

During a family vacation planning session, most of the conversation centers on the type of snacks to bring or which games to play in the car, rather than the itinerary or travel logistics.

**One Video I Enjoyed**

How stores track your shopping behavior | Ray Burke

Why are companies so intent on using technology to track our behavior? Our actions reveal what we desire, how we shop, and why we buy. Retailers can now learn so much more about shopper behavior than ever before, and while these "big data" applications create concerns about privacy, the detailed data can be used to design stores, product offerings and promotions that connect with our interests, speed up the shopping process, and help us find items we will buy. These new tools are critical to improving store efficiency and shoppability; and offer a vision of the future of retailing.

https://youtu.be/jeQ7C4JLpug

**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**

How to write emails like a boss (according to an award-winning author):

https://twitter.com/_alexbrogan/status/1630572348632858624?t=sBmsLGvrqZNDjO-2TOFt_w&s=19

15 Powerful affirmations that will reprogram your subconscious mind and unleash its power:

https://twitter.com/growthhub_/status/1630596381835505665?t=8wl_1Pmq9m-hdw8pE3BBYw&s=19

**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**

Wonderful website which will allow you to transfer files to others in few clicks without uploading it to any server.

https://www.sharedrop.io/

Did you ever tried to convert the text you type into music? if not, then you should try this website which i will provide you here.

http://kickthejetengine.com/langorhythm/

Do you ever tried to hoist flag of your country? If not then this website will give you a wonder animation for doing the same.

https://krikienoid.github.io/flagwaver/

**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked**

"There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion." — Winston Churchill

"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others." — Ayn Rand

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not the one who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." — Nelson Mandela

**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**

The inspiring story of the worst market timer ever.

https://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/27/the-inspiring-story-of-the-worst-market-timer-ever.html

13 Time-Saving Tips to Free Up Two Hours Every Day.

https://www.njlifehacks.com/time-saving-tips/

**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**

Winner of the 1942 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.

Members of the United Auto Workers beat a "strike breaker" during a picket-line protest at the Ford River Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan.

Thanks

Xoxo

© 2023 Aritra Sarkar

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